Display Device Having A Humidifier Formed Therewith

ABSTRACT

A display device is provided with a humidifier and includes a base ( 1 ), a support ( 2 ) and a display body ( 3 ). The humidifier is formed on the base, and includes at least one liquid holding portion which holds liquid therein for evaporation.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a display device, and particularly to adisplay device formed with a humidifier.

RELATED ART

For most modern people, a computer is a most important helper. Asignificant amount of time is spent using the computer. At work acomputer is used to read or write documents, at home it is an importanttool for gaming or to look up entertainment/leisure information over theInternet. Undoubtedly, a computer has become an irreplaceable tool inpeople's life.

However, not everything is beneficial from a computer, it is well knownthat the display of computer produces electrostatic discharge (ESD).This electrostatic field attracts dust, dirt, bacteria, dead skin cells,fibers, and a variety of other airborne particles to the video displayterminal (VDT) screen. These debris deposit themselves onto the screen,degrading visual clarity and polluting a computer user's breathing zone.Furthermore, since an average VDT viewer is usually positioned very nearthe VDT screen, a good deal of unbeneficial particles is transferred toone's face, hands, or inhaled, provoking allergies, skin dryness andwithering.

To keep skin safe from the electrostatic field, one can prepare an aquaproduct to moisturize one's skin. However, when one is very busy withwork, one always forgets to moisturize one's skin, thus worsening skincomplexion.

Therefore, there is a need for a solution that can solve the problemdescribed.

SUMMARY

A display device formed with a humidifier is provided in accordance witha preferred embodiment. The humidifier is formed on a base of thedisplay device, and includes at least one liquid holding portion holdingliquid therein for evaporation.

Other advantages and novel features will be drawn from the followingdetailed description with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 depicts an isometric view of a preferred embodiment of a displaydevice formed with a humidifier;

FIG. 2 depicts an exploded view of the display device formed with ahumidifier of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partial vertical view of the display device formed with ahumidifier of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 depicts a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the display device formed with a humidifier;and

FIG. 6 depicts a sectional view taken along line I-I in FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIG. 1, an isometric view of a display device formed with ahumidifier in accordance with a preferred embodiment is shown. Thedisplay device includes a base 1, a support 2, and a display body 3. Thebase 1 is formed with one or more liquid holding portion 4 that holdsliquid (e.g., water) therein vaporizing into beneficial particles. Anexemplary example of the liquid holding portion 4 is a groove as shownin FIG. 1. The display body 3 is formed with a liquid container 5 on aback portion thereof. The liquid container 5 replenishes the liquidholding portion 4 when liquid level in the liquid holding portion 4becomes low.

Referring together to FIGS. 2 through 4, the liquid holding portion 4includes a liquid holding body 42 and a cover 40 that covers and couplestightly to the liquid holding body 42 preventing the liquid therein fromspilling outside. The cover 40 can be separated from the liquid holdingbody 42 as shown in the figures, or in an alternative embodiment, bepivotally attached to the liquid holding body 42 through a hinge (notshown). The hinge enables the users to open the liquid holding portion 4when desired, for instance, when cleaning the liquid holding portion 4is needed. A plurality of air vents 400 (see the enlarged fragmentedview A in FIG. 2) is distributed on the cover 40 to discharge vaporizedliquid to the outside of the liquid holding portion 4. The air vents 400are preferably provided in tiny sizes and in a high distributiondensity. A heating means 44 is situated near the bottom of the liquidholding body 42 to accelerate the evaporation rate of the liquid. In oneembodiment, the heating means 44 is a resistance wire. The resistancewire electrically connects with an electric wire 64 on each end. Theelectric wires 64 penetrate through walls of the liquid holding portion4 and connect with a power source (described below) in the display body3, thereupon to obtain power supply for the resistance wire. Twothrough-holes, of which one is an air conducting hole 48 and another isa liquid conducting hole 49, are formed in the walls of the liquidholding body 42 (see the enlarged fragmented view B in FIG. 2). The airconducting hole 48 is at a height above the liquid conducting hole 49.

The liquid container 5 includes a liquid container body 52 and anairtight seal 50 that used to covers and tightly seals the liquidcontainer body 52. The airtight seal 50 can be separated from the liquidcontainer body 52 as shown in FIG. 2, or in an alternative embodiment,be pivotally connected to the liquid container body 52 through a hinge(not shown). The hinge enables the user to open and replenish the liquidcontainer body 52 when desired. The liquid container body 52 is formedwith two through-holes in the walls thereof. The through-holes includean air conducting hole 54 and a liquid conducting hole 55, whichrespectively connects with the air conducting hole 48 and the liquidconducting hole 49 via an air conduit and a liquid duct (describedbelow). In one embodiment, the through-holes 54 and 55 is both formed inthe back housing of the display body 3 and the air conducting hole 54 isat a height higher than that of the liquid conducting hole 55.

Referring together to FIGS. 5 and 6. The air conduit 62 forms an airpassage between the air conducting holes 54 and 48, and the liquid duct60 forms a liquid passage between the liquid conducting holes 55 and 49.The air conduit 62 and the liquid duct 60 both extend from the liquidcontainer body 52, through the display body 3 to the support 2 throughthrough-holes 78 and 76, and finally to the air conducting hole 48 andthe liquid conducting hole 49 via through-holes 70 and 72 respectively.The through-holes 78 is formed on the display body 3 and located belowhinges 90 that attach the display body 3 to the support 2. Thethrough-holes 76 is formed on the support 2 and also located below thehinges 90. The through-holes 70 and 72 penetrate through the support 2and the base 1. The electric wires 64 are wired on a different routethan the air conduit 62 and the liquid duct 60 conduct to connect thepower source 80. The electric wires 64 are sequentially wired throughthrough-holes 74, 76, and 78 before reaching the power source 80. Thethrough-hole 74, as well as the through-holes 70 and 72, penetrates boththrough the base 1 and the support 2.

The air conduit 62, the liquid duct 60 and the electric wires 64 all areheld in the interior of the support 2 and the display body 3, thus tomaintain a tidy appearance. However, in other embodiments, the airconduit 62, the liquid duct 60, and the electricity wires 64 can bearranged along any other suitable paths such that they achieve theirrespective purpose: air conducting, liquid conducting and powertransferring.

In use, the liquid container body 52 is tightly sealed by the airtightseal 50. The air conducting hole 54 lies above the replenishing liquidlevel in the liquid container 5 while the air conducting hole 48 issubmerged below the evaporating liquid level in the liquid holdingportion 4. When the evaporating liquid evaporates, its volume decreases.Once the evaporating liquid sinks below a certain level such that theair conducting hole 48 emerges therefrom, air is allowed to free flowinto the air conduit 62 and finally into the liquid container 5 via theair conducting hole 48, changing the pressure inside the liquidcontainer 5 to have an atmospheric pressure. The replenishing liquidthus flows down to replenish the evaporating liquid and the evaporatingliquid gains volume until it floods the air conducting hole 48 again.Air is then prevented from entering the liquid container 5 and the airpressure in the liquid container 5 drops below the atmospheric pressureif the replenishing liquid continues to replenish the evaporatingliquid. Once the air pressure in the liquid container 5 decreases to acertain point, the replenishing is halted.

It is believed that the present embodiments and their advantages will beunderstood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent thatvarious changes may be made thereto without departing from the spiritand scope of the invention or sacrificing all of its materialadvantages, the examples hereinbefore described merely being preferredor exemplary embodiments of the invention.

1. A display device comprising a base on which a humidifier is formed,wherein the humidifier comprises at least one liquid holding portionholding liquid therein for evaporation.
 2. The display device as claimedin claim 1, wherein the liquid holding portion comprises a heatersituated at the bottom thereof.
 3. The display device as claimed inclaim 2, wherein the heater is connected with a power source.
 4. Thedisplay device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the heater is a resistancewire.
 5. The display device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising adisplay body formed with a liquid container for replenishing liquid tothe liquid holding portion.
 6. The display device as claimed in claim 5,wherein the liquid holding portion is connected to the liquid containervia an air conduit and a liquid duct.
 7. The display device as claimedin claim 6, wherein the liquid container includes a liquid containerbody and an airtight seal used to cover and tightly seal the liquidcontainer body.
 8. The display device as claimed in claim 7, wherein theair conduit conducts air to the liquid container and causes the liquidcontainer to replenish liquid to the liquid holding portion via theliquid duct when liquid in the liquid holding portion is below apredetermined volume.